British Rail Class 91 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids British Rail Class 91 |
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| 91111 at King’s Cross station, London | |
| Power type | Electric |
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| Builder | BREL |
| Build date | 1988–1991 |
| Total production | 31 |
| Configuration | Bo-Bo |
| UIC classification | Bo'Bo' |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Length | 63 ft 8 in (19.41 m) |
| Locomotive weight | 84 tonnes (83 long tons; 93 short tons) |
| Electric system(s) | 25 kV AC |
| Current collection method | Pantograph |
| Top speed | Design: 140 mph (225 km/h) Service: 125 mph (201 km/h) |
| Locomotive brakes | Air |
| Locomotive brakeforce | 45 long tons-force (450 kN) |
| Train brakes | Air |
| Career | British Rail GNER National Express East Coast |
| Number | 91001–91031; later 91101–91122, 91124-91132 |
The British Rail Class 91 is a class of 140 mph, 6,300 hp electric locomotives ordered specifically for the East Coast Main Line modernisation and electrification programme of the late 1980s. Built to replace the previous Class 43 (better known as the InterCity 125), the Class 91s were given the auxiliary name of InterCity 225 to indicate their status as a new version of the 125 and their envisaged top speed of 225 km/h (140 mph). The other end of the InterCity 225 train set is formed of a Driving Van Trailer, built with a similar bodyshell to the Class 91 locomotives.
Images for kids
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A Class 90 (90050) and a Class 91 (91020) under construction at Crewe Works in 1990
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91115 running blunt-end first at London King's Cross
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Class 91/1, no. 91118 "Bradford Film Festival" at Peterborough on 27 July 2003. This locomotive is painted in GNER blue livery
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The blunt end cab of a Class 91
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The normal cab of a Class 91
